Material Safety Data Sheets

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Material Safety Data Sheets

• The MSDS
• 29 CFR 1910.1200

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Right to Know

• You, the employee, have a right to know about the
  hazardous chemicals you use on the job and how to
  work safely with those chemicals.

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The MSDS

• Chemical manufacturers must determine a
  chemicals hazards and provide an MSDS.

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The MSDS

• Employers must
• Make the MSDS available
• Train employees on hazards of the chemical
• Train employees on how to protect themselves.

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The MSDS

• Employees must
• Read the MSDS
• Be able to identify the hazards
• Understand how to work safely with the chemical.

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MSDS Confusion

• There is no standardized format for MSDSs.

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Where are Your MSDSs

• Binders, or
• Computer systems, or
• Both

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Sections of an MSDS (No set order)

1. Product and Company Identification
2. Composition/Information on Ingredients
3. Hazards Identification
4. First Aid Measures
5. Fire Fighting Measures
6. Accidental Release Measures
7. Handling and Storage
8. Exposure Control/Personal Protection
9. Physical and Chemical Properties
10. Stability and Reactivity
11. Toxicological information
12. Ecological Information
13. Disposal Considerations
14. Transport Information
15. Regulatory Information
16. Other Information

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Product and Company Identification

• Manufacturers name, address, phone number
• Emergency phone number
• Date of MSDS
• Name of the chemical
• Trade names and synonyms

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Composition/Ingredients

• Hazardous Ingredients
• Exposure limits of hazardous ingredients
• Hazardous chemical names
• Percentage of chemical in the product
• Nonhazardous ingredients
• Trade secrets
• Exposure Limits PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit)
  STEL (Short Term Exposure Limit) TLV (Threshold
  Limit Value)

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Hazards Identification

• Emergency overview
• Routes of entry (eye, skin, inhalation,
  ingestion)
• Signs and symptoms of exposure
• Single, repeated or lifetime exposure
• Mild, moderate or severe exposure
• Acute or chronic effects
• Target organs
• Medical conditions that may be aggravated by
  exposure
• Carcinogenicity
• Potential environmental effects

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First Aid Measures

• First aid treatment by route of entry to body
• Immediate medical attention needed
• Any delayed effects
• Special instructions to physicians

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Fire and Explosion Data

• Flashpoint
• Flammability limits in air
• Autoignition temperature
• Hazardous combustion products
• Extinguishing media to use and to avoid
• Firefighting protective equipment and
  instructions
• Unusual fire and explosion hazards

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Accidental Release Measures

• Containment in spills
• Spill or leak clean up
• Evacuation procedures
• Special instructions
• Any reporting required for spills

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Handling and Storage

• Storage requirements
• Dispensing requirements
• Handling requirements

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Personal Protection

• Engineering controls (ventilation)
• PPE needed for various routes of entry
• PPE needed in emergencies (spills, explosions)
• Personal hygiene/work practices
• PPE during repair/maintenance of equipment
• Other special PPE considerations

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Physical and Chemical Properties

• Physical appearance
• Odor
• Liquid, solid or gas
• Boiling point, melting point, freezing point
• Specific gravity
• Soluble in water
• pH
• Vapor Density

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Stability and Reactivity

• Incompatibility with what materials
• Hazardous products produced during decomposition
• Stable or not
• Conditions to avoid

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Special Sections

• Sections 1-10 are required on all MSDSs
• Sections 11-16 are not required by OSHA
• Most MSDSs have all 16 sections
• Some have 11-16 left blank

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Toxicological Information

• Toxicity data
• Carcinogenicity
• Neurological effects
• Genetic effects
• Reproductive effects

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Ecological Information

• Environmental hazard statements

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Disposal Considerations

• Any regulations pertaining to disposal
• Physical/chemical properties affecting disposal
• State or local requirements that may apply

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Transport Information

• Regulated during shipping
• Proper shipping name/placard number
• Hazard class
• Does quantity being shipped change requirements

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Regulatory Information

• Federal regulations (OSHA, FDA, USDA, DEA)
• State regulations
• International considerations
• www.osha.gov
• www.fda.gov
• www.usda.gov

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Other Information

• Special label text
• Hazard rating systems
• Special considerations not otherwise mentioned
• NFPA and HMIS Information
• Health Blue
• Flammability Red
• Reactivity Yellow
• Other hazards or special handling White
• Scale 0 (no hazard) to 4 (extreme hazard)

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Summary

• MSDS is the foundation of chemical safety
• 24-hour access
• Symptoms of exposure
• First aid
• Storage
• Handling
• Personal protective equipment